Scholastic highlights: Central Valley edges Ambridge

Times Sports Staff

Monday

Jan 20, 2014 at 12:01 AMJan 20, 2014 at 11:39 PM

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Central Valley 38, Ambridge 36 Seairra Barrett sank a pair of free throws with less than a minute left and then sank the game-winning basket with five seconds left as Central Valley (11-4) stayed tied for first place in Section 2-AAA at 7-1. Barrett finished with 16 points and Kiana Law had 12. Ambridge (8-6, 2-5) was led by Abbey Antolic’s 10 points.

Quigley 43, Cornell 38 Quigley’s long section winning streak was threatened briefly as Cornell led 22-16 at halftime but the Spartans scored 20 in the third quarter to take control. Kaitlyn Smith scored 19 to lead Quigley (10-5, 7-0), and Liz Duer contributed 10. Cornell (8-7, 4-4) was led by Becca Robinson with 13.

Beaver 48, Freedom 21 Lexi Posset tied her career high with 31 points as Beaver broke open the game in the final frame. After three quarters, Beaver (12-2, 7-2 Section 6-AA) led just 28-19 but outscored the Bulldogs 20-2 in the final eight minutes. Freedom (6-7, 2-5) was led by Maddi Daubenspeck with eight points.

Hopewell 49, Ellwood City 34 At the half, Hopewell led Ellwood City just 24-23, but the Vikings recovered in the second half to remain tied atop Section 2-AAA with a 7-1 record. Hopewell was led by Kari Steuer with 12 points. Ellwood City (5-11, 1-7) was led by Katelyn Wardman with nine points.

South Side 61, Bentworth 29 South Side won its third straight game, outscoring Bentworth 22-3 in the second quarter. The Rams (7-9, 5-3 Section 5-AA), were led by Cheyenne Seik with 20 points.

New Castle 59, West Allegheny 36 West Allegheny fell behind by 10 points before the first quarter was over and couldn’t recover. The Indians, now 3-11 and 1-7 in Section 2-AAA were led by Angela Martelli with eight points.

Neshannock 75, New Brighton 17 The trip to Neshannock didn’t cure New Brighton’s scoring woes as the Lions went scoreless in the first quarter. The Lions (1-13, 0-8 Section 2-AA) were led in scoring by freshman Cara Haddox with seven points.

BOYS BASKETBALL

OLSH 77, Bishop Canevin 42 OLSH (11-4) jumped ahead of Canevin 31-11 in the first quarter and coasted. The Chargers were led by Cameron Johnson with 28 points, with Kendall Paige adding 16.

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